LITERATURE.

Bush Advocate, Volume VII, Issue 475, 30 May 1891, Page 4

LITERATURE.

pi|j^ii|P^op If iff J Ghi^tir. ,Jli.-r- (Continued.) \ K^elnwlili Christine hurried b|c! l^tQ^Hypatia House. By the time :B£**s- reached it, remembering the. ®l ? bbseryant hpuscmajd, shejiad cojm- .?•'*. Winstey^was on a visit to- ?> a married sister, residing at Black-, 7 "heath Hill _, : -.'. ZZ Ombeing^dmittted,' she said : m : V her Ai|Un.i- n - ? PU ! \z : fi; late for tea, I'll be down i directly.' , Riunnihg jhe .-removed : ■ herfj a||^CMvou|.(£not thinks : .. She smoothed her hair, avoiding her V own eyes in- the glass, then deS- scended. The gas was lighted ji^ f ; t^ Ijittingrirnom ;- tlie* cosy| was ;i ; snugly t nestled about the _e»ppt./ '■7 Ah aM6K-dmfor-ti was-bver all; b»ut V Christine— oh I the misery of lief V heart.^ ©aatin§ Herself on a chajr^ her elbows on^ the. table, her hekd^ I on her hands,^she'-broke into a wild .; paroxysm of hysterical tearless sob.r 77 i Faaifftl thjt they*,migh| get be- 1 c<Mro£ sne poured out •i and drank > K cppp^tea. It calmed ; her, and toaW^fe yielded herself,, : to thought. . „. . Ag|id<fnd :agf*itt s^f cried in mentll4g6fajr— flt - ■"■■■- ' ; ;. y 'It can'^-bl^t- can't l Papa^ : would nevVr liave so acted.' •/ z7 ! ' Yet what this man— this Eugehe j ,^ Margravof ha^ f aVer^d waS trUo i f orbed it^ejE iSjife^ifid more up^n /'ff her. ■'. 7 : }y : f r p^h_t^tf4^utfnoT.ai%.in his; if oirld^ nbt^ vl# K^Wifieteklti ;ctoing sb| llut, Z%m tie^hlkd saidf * __! Umbstone:;c6u|d t?mo\irimV %S-d s( had Ynbi K <M .^libtp: ■; itoi# Met iMfa he^Dl|d;i|§l f c#llow.i'_f&a^-^t : b™s'^^ Hi Th il# tiAic'fiie fneaiii 4 zpffiffi&ifoi l mK-tlagQ ! : an^; -M"~ own '*-™ i:: 7-"Ty7 \ ";.#*Bl|ohll:this, fnutek ; §ihrbhigin|uJon:h^r. '^He^ f;4^lier>&aa*of^n f ftg^knfea^ a man he Ijad J^fi^sed Bb_^Jt^^.t_^e^ 4 ;^.;; '; i '$$$£ _fveythtlrt£ } } she"' : 7 remembered g^**^re^tp ! cphfirm^nqthji^^ to Ehglho Margrave's .asser--7^_m.oi *!*'?*f'*' --../-v ""Y-'y,:-/ { Be^m s^^<*##*.fie. f v "■■■■" *y :.777 : KA^.What was she? ■ §^dared,h^ gr^, . for j ?he was ;i"; eon^wu^'tfi^this; seqre l ,niust be i^^ep^i^ev^lieraife;j'^ If.east,1 f.east, U^«*^lf^r' lip_^frst u hot : fling' ' 7 |jiis ?ii&!faft^^ tW (llad. t o6m'. : ,in ''ijer 7Y^oile^mM^hov^^ i Ms£§Y fc% a i^^Sditnt^ Z : tell her misery— some ionb YzYirkp imghjiadvi|^.. i s)herf^w^ but Y7ZoOMW^k wb.lcl*fih^Wdul«: havb : tof;- to' : wßbm^^ne ] -^iniist have and^ihat w„S Lahhce.. ; I •fe. extoriding :^her Y. arms she called in her distress — ... : y :^4 ; my^' lbve^-my zZ- love*— -my darlingf -coftie-^-come j ' -^j^tftte&o^ .0 ■ v.--mer-i I 1 ;* r f ."V.", : ! : iiiZfobmi had^dese.. fed [ hd. — : she was alone ; not^Kneiha^, ever i-^-j^kecfefrem fiiirf^'hot'li^ibe.'" i He must have got her le-ter.of i^iat_r_r'^ fortunes, and hadj rifeVef i^%ent. a $$n6vik (t-.* ai a! 7^ :-^ i! ; * xt " \ KLer changed fortunes ! Well, was y. not thalb f the reason ?";"She-. would ; 05^er«-havs?b-lieted it i'i ";©f anyone, perhaps, but -Launco; Y. yet it must ber ; .. . ; rrm^te* «lli» wai' f it^'iiDt ; ;b"esf : ''se <% 7i What.feool'd ?: Bhe : W to film now,.; with that fearful-secret of hc?'disZ : ,z evenij^e . How she . ' fougjft^firjnijih it she scarcely knew,> but^f#%d, and before . Miss ! rWinsie^'s return there were t\yo: i fl«ttws V-itFen to be i)OsUd\oh'"the: Y. V i^(s_o_y.)Z T.hey -were to^Keimayqr, i /and to thafejiOther address E_ge_ei Margrave- if he .were Margrave-' had given her. Miss Wl^teypt in appearance : '4A?C^ *?» P/cloCk, ? ■:. .*'- ' *^y_d4_^she*exclaimedj ; embracing tJhristinerWithhinhsual effusion, .! , 'what a shame iof tae : to desert you. i > iYou lopk-pquite jfeile andweary with j v, being alone.' •:< .•'■ •>*. r^ A ' >Veftrjsc» of my^ b wtf '■■ society,' : replie^;>C|hrißfeine', > trying to' smile, .^ifin^tfepgaged -in. ft her ; /.own expression to notice -a' 1 re- ./; strainer-excitement: fin : Win- • ipffipf prcign*\ to : - hCr. :usuals : mahner. Z' ;•>« I a iheadache «and"- sh^ll bo yfJ ; . : ' Mi.s&jWinstey, ' who. had t-ake'n a chair. and. was. untying her bonnet string, iby a convulsive tug, stopped, audi g»^ing* abruptly at •Chtia-ir_e, ;•' e«jl|.jned^«i ■••■? !■**.•• v-: : 3 Z^'' : T. v x_HMy,4e^r,-<.why' : do you hide it from me ? Am lnnt youi^ bld-friehd . M^.^.ye^ypu^Would I not/ do , 4JS „..^mpj|thise with .^ou'in this ; fiiew, sad trouble?' ..■}, Z '■■■zz, '■„. .Christine p^iiaof. started, y diflted*eyCß iUP.on her^ she flushed. . crimson^ then went as pale as.deatb. '* Miss Winstey^ybu ' haW hkrH ? ,n she'articulatecl, faintly. , r ' Yes, my dear,' sadly shaking her head ; -my sister showed it to me ■■* imi the^ : paper'— the Telegraph. ■ You've seen-ity-and^T away at tho' '.'■' tmbs Z 'r- : * * '■ '■ y-'' ';■ . Jl*. ©^ jf possible, yet Christine ...sptaggil_Pm^heriseat. A crowd Of Z : hs_ts)le i probabilities _an.hed - upon -;:".':. lie. JratDl Had Eugene intentionS : s _iftd ther enquiries he ; had s eir<^latfed abroad the neivs of 7z that first marriage and her disgrace . |^.f;*yfc liinowi nothing,' ishe) cried, S 7^@iy...>i * tihav© seen no : paper to--I&ljjsjf+* Mv 9-Ajr dear. Miss ;- WitiStey ! pirvjliiit do you mean V J** 1 - ;.* : Wzy. f Gppdigr a'd ous. IfHowinconaiderxrjifa | r vi"j».en/ . ja9ulat;d the goyer-

imiMumi mi jn nn 1 1 .ii 1 1 1 hj 1. 1 mm iu 1 1 IUU-IIIIJUJ.L..U i I ness. ,tdJth I dught^l imagined friom your appearance, „y my. Jtpye, . that— 00 whfct atfidi^ J $m ,?/ .- ,M I ; .jgpeakl',' Repeated ,:., .Christine, #I*W m M m > < 7 • Votft iou see 1 must know now to what you '3^^^'W^t^p^!you.*4l-O.|lri_lto the paper^opQerning t me ( l Tell me !' ; . e ir, you must kuow, : nOw, IWd, tiftitYei),. it's best, perhaps.; only, poor bnildl' you'll try to bear it .brayf ly. r ..TW.e zQ'e. aH in ? Heaven's; Mnds,Typu.knbw;r r .'".. 7 ! ■ Ji, *!Oh ; ! 'sjpeak-Tf'spealc, pr,l ; .shall; go H fhad. ' ' " ' Y. '■ * Well— but, Christine, be; oalra,; or T "will neisay : a. word— you shall know, -iqr.il.apn't right you should go ;.on' hoping, .blampig, .grieying, '■ , a_i(i'gurmkihg I don't. know what. 1 , ! . f'Go -PP~-g° °n '• How djd. the "paper concern. me f . ; . j; :.,, ". 'It djd hot concern. you, dear, ih : name. r 'It wus a jparagraph in refer- ; ujnee to --an^an officer' on ■' board <H.M.S; • Persphine.' - . ; ' ' !v.*Launce ralihost shrieked^ Chris- ■■* What *bf What- has .happened % -He is ill— hurt ■!* then the truth flashed upon her."' ':He is tdead? ?hh# cried.^ ■- "■ * ; ''* : li dear; -You seep he was not?^unfaithful. "| a cyclone iw ; a? cashed ovferboard,' and they "cc-uld not, save* wffi?-^^-- 1 ■ ii :;.: '':"".'.'.. 7L.7' U - No ' scr Ciim, ' oril^ ; ?pe quick, kgon'ised,' gasping crfc >fad . poor Christine lay irisensibl.e upen the <l ca_pet at Miss Winstey's feelb, : 1 ... iil ,r Tl\'siibp--jQhfi|.ine *tBe l so|tow* *? ns F e^ y owihg, f>pY' ':p4pisse'& dea^r^Uiterprec^ an^ 1 'Iffsficld-i' a.iv% 6i ~"""_ina(% ,., $&&$ trouble. . She wept and . fell "into frehzlesi of despair fb. both',, while' good MissWin^tey I?eliev?)d^lt w'af iioriode ivlone. •;;'-:.'»■•: - " -j. "Na^oner'.pottld : have - beetf 5 kinder * —more'- . considerate. - aiid : twenty times. Christine had, h,ad ; an. almost irrestible Crating to : take ? h%r into Jber confidjence^but^ shame held her 4nute,...-, r vi i; .x :.yZY:zY'vZ-' .-*: ; *^' !i 1 .. letters^ ihacU^ibedn answered, and bgth Eugene Margrap's statement. She could'iioljlopg.r. doubt?, she shrank from qpnfessing. her-, .father's ? fifer mfth^'Si anther own disgrace, even tp 'tlie . kipd; schoolmistress. t : ...... ";'.','•,. *r '■■ .. f s[ . . (To be continued.), i . . - - ■ '• •*